Young pain

Xiao Yue's curiosity was suddenly aroused by Su Qinghen's words. She asked, "Have you never had a father since you were a child? Why are you separated from your mother and sister? As she asked, she untied the cloth on Su Qinghen's wound and carefully removed the blood stains near the wound.

Su Qinghen slowly recalled the past. Because of his weakness, his tone was very slow. He said, "Before I was eight years old, my parents were alive. My hometown was originally between the cherry mountains and the sea.

Sakura Mountain and Sea? Xiao Yue's hand stopped for a moment. Isn't that Zhong Ping's hometown? Unexpectedly, Su Qinghen and Zhong Ping are from the same hometown.

Su Qinghen did not notice that Xiao Yue's expression was different and continued: "My mother is gentle and virtuous, and she is good at home. My father is a scholar. He set up a school to teach children from ten miles and eight townships to read. He received a few things, and some people who didn't want their children to be blind, so they sent their children to him to study and read. I also have a sister named Fangrong. Fangrong is beautiful, clever and sensible, and very pleasant. It's just... My parents are very partial to me. If there is anything delicious to wear, they will be close to me as an elder brother first. It's better to treat my sister as well as me. But Fangrong has never complained about her parents. She is as good to me as her parents.

Xiao Yue took the medicine again, bandaged his wound, and asked, "Then how did you separate later?"

Su Qinghen said, "When I was six years old, my mother had a strange disease. It cost a lot of money to see a doctor and take medicine every day. My father spent all the bundles he had saved and couldn't cure my mother. In desperation, my father had to borrow it from others. I don't have any relatives, so I can only borrow it from my neighbors. Most people in the countryside live a hard life, so how can others get extra money? The money my father borrowed from his neighbors is only enough to give my mother medicine for more than ten days. In the end, he was desperate and borrowed money from those who gave money to buy medicine. After a year, my mother's health gradually improved, but the money she owed was too much, and my father couldn't afford it at all. My father discussed with those people whether he could return it slowly. My father has figured out that he can teach and then give all the money to those who give money. As for my family, I can rely on my mother and sister to sew and mend for others. I catch a few fish and cut some firewood every day to support my family, but I have to leave half a day to study.

Xiao Yue heard the words and praised: "This is also good. Although life is a little hard, it is still calm, and the money owed to others can be paid off.

Su Qinghen shook his head: "Those people can't wait to force my father to pay back the money as soon as possible. My father really couldn't afford it, so they ran to the school to make trouble. The children nearby dare not come to class, and my father can't even receive that poor bundle.

"Why is this?" Xiao Yue said, "What on earth do those people want to do? In case your father is forced to die, they still can't get the money.

Su Qinghen showed hatred in his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "They fell in love with my sister."

Ah? Your sister was only seven years old at that time, right?

Su Qinghen nodded: "Yes. She is still so young, but those people want my father to sell her to pay off her debts.

"What a beast! Your family is not going to pay back the money. Why do you force your father to sell his son and daughter?

Su Qinghen said, "So my father fled into the depths of Sakura Mountain overnight with the whole family, so that no one outside could find us. Our family of four lived a peaceful life in the deep mountains for a year.

Xiao Yue heard this, "Oh" said, "No wonder you are so relaxed and comfortable in the mountains, no matter what you do."

Su Qinghen sighed and said, "I'm fine. Anyway, I grew up in the countryside. But my father is a scholar. When he was young, he was well-bred. Later, his family became difficult to live. Therefore, he was not as strong as a farmer in the countryside, but had no power to bind chickens. It was not easy to live in the mountains. A year later, he fell ill. My mother quietly ran out of the mountain to invite Langzhong, and accidentally found that those who gave money had been imprisoned for inadvertently offending the evil slaves of the powerful family. My mother was overjoyed. As soon as she returned to the mountain and talked to her family, our family happily moved out of the mountain and returned to their former home.

Because we couldn't find us, the original house has been set on fire by those people. We temporarily live in two empty rooms of our neighbor's house. My father's condition is gradually getting better because he is in a good mood. Originally, I thought that as long as the family of four were willing to work hard, they would build the original house again and life would return to calm. Who knows, not long after we got home, we encountered another natural disaster. Heavy rain fell for half a month in a row and broke down the dam..."

When Xiao Yue heard this, she couldn't help frowning and sighing deeply. The life of the poor people was really miserable. A disease or any disaster can wipe out their hard work for many years.

Su Qinghen continued: "After the flood receded, the home was completely destroyed. The fleeing villagers returned to their hometown one after another to rebuild their homes. At that time, my family was already very poor. I really couldn't afford to give my father medicine, and I couldn't continue to study. The whole family couldn't even have a full meal for several days. Some people take this opportunity to go to my hometown to buy children. My family has reached the end of the mountain and water. After discussion, my parents decided to sell Fangrong. My father said that he would find a better man's teeth and make some money to sell Fangrong to a well-behaved big family, which would not make Fangrong suffer.

Xiao Yue said, "However, she was only eight years old at that time. I don't know where she will be sold. She is small and unfamiliar with the place. She also has to be a little girl for others. It's pitiful to think about it.

Who said no? But my father said that there was no way. Fangrong hasn't left us since she was a child. She was so scared that she kept crying and begging my father not to sell her. But my father still decided to sell her to someone's teeth.

Xiao Yue's eyes couldn't help but turn red: "Your sister is so pitiful."

Su Qinghen continued: "When I sent my sister to Renyazi, my father was really sick and didn't follow him. Later, my mother took me there to send Fangrong there. Fangrong cried all the way, but she didn't beg my mother again. She said that selling her can keep the three of us alive, so sell her so that the whole family can live. As long as the family is safe, it is better than anything else.

As soon as Xiao Yue heard this, tears fell down: "She is so good. Your parents must be uncomfortable, too." If someone wants to separate her and Xiaoyi, she can't even imagine what she will do. Although Su Qinghen's parents prefer their son, this does not mean that they don't love their daughter.

The burning firewood made a beeping sound, and the fire reflected Su Qinghen's pale and bloodless face, adding a few touch of red to his face. The low voice echoed quietly in the cave: "Our family is not feeling well. I hated myself at that time. Can I only watch my sister be sold, but there is nothing I can do? I don't want her to suffer at a young age. She is eight years old, and she will be able to get married in six or seven years. She has always been diligent, sensible and filial at home, but she ended up like this. She should marry, have children, and live a peaceful and happy life like other girls, and should not be sold. I am the eldest son of the family. When there are difficulties in the family, I should have been asked to take the lead. If you want to sell, you should also sell me. I walked all the way and thought about it all the way. After arriving at the tooth, the tooth took the deed of sale that had been written for a long time and asked my mother and sister to press their fingerprints. The deed of sale is a fixed clause, and only the name of the seller, the date of sale, and the fingerprint are empty. I asked my mother and sister not to press it first. Let me see if it is fair or not written on the deed. The two of them were illiterate and afraid of being cheated, so they agreed. The human tooth asked me to take the deed of sale aside and look at it slowly. I secretly pressed the red seal mud when people were not paying attention, and then filled in my own name in the empty person's name and pressed my own fingerprint below.

"What?" Xiao Yue was shocked when she heard this, "How dare you sell yourself?"

Su Qinghen had a bitter smile on the corners of his lips, and there were tears in his eyes: "Yes, I sold myself."